Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two new genetic analyses combed the archaeological record for domestic dogs using samples from ancient human sites across Europe, ...

Pushing back the domestication timeline by 5,000 years via ancient DNA, a new study suggests dogs lived with humans 14,000 to ...

Dogs were likely domesticated more than 14,000 years ago, a new study published this week found. In the largest study of canine remains to date, researchers from 17 institutions, including ...

When were dogs born? A new study sought to finally answer that age-old, burning ...

Hunting companion, alarm system, loyal partner? The history of dogs at our side may have begun much earlier than we long thought. Genetic studies now show: Dogs may have accompanied humans as far back ...

A new DNA study reveals 15,800-year-old dogs in Anatolia were buried like humans, showing early bonds and rapid spread across ...

Dogs in Europe had been domesticated from wild wolves by at least 14,200 years ago, two new genetic studies suggest. The two studies are a “significant advance” in understanding how dogs evolved from ...

Two new genetic analyses combed the archaeological record for domestic dogs using samples from ancient human sites across Europe, including a 15,800-year-old cave site called Pınarbaşı in Turkey ...

Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago. Two new genetic analyses combed the archaeological record for domestic dogs ...